Education Jokes

For Sale . . . School!

The following is "rumored" to be a real news story.

LADUE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PRAISES STUDENT PRANK OFFERING
SCHOOL FOR SALE

By Carolyn Bower
[St. Louis] Post-Dispatch
Thursday, May 25, 2000 | 7:10 p.m.

A classified advertisement that ran this week in the
Post-Dispatch offered what seemed like a deal for those
seeking a house in the wealthy St. Louis suburb of Ladue.

For sale by owner: 1201 South Warson Road. Open house May
24. Lavish two-story residence, all brick, renovated
bathroom, theater/entertainment room, finished basement,
intercom system, tennis court and indoor pool.
$550,000/offer.

The catch: The property is Ladue Horton Watkins High School.
The open house date was the last day of classes for seniors.

Brad Heger, assistant principal at the school, learned about
the ad after he arrived at work Monday and listened to his
voice-mail messages.

He got dozens of calls on his private line at school about
the offer. Heger called those who had left messages and told
them that a senior apparently had bought the ad.

"I explained to the callers that the ad was a hoax, that we
have no bedrooms and quite a payroll to meet."

Heger said the person who designed the ad was a good student
who won't be punished. He said the student got most of the
details right but priced the property a bit low.

Heger has seen a lot of pranks since he came to the high
school in 1974 as a teacher. "This one was well thought
out," Heger said. "It ranks way up there as one of the best."